Evidencing the truly global scope of the type 2 diabetes epidemic, one public health study warns of a spike in new cases throughout East and South Asia. Conducted by South Korean researchers, the study shows that the average age of type 2 diabetes onset is now significantly younger across Asia than in North American and Europe. In addition, researchers expressed concern that type 2 diabetes cases were popping up increasingly among patients with relatively healthy body mass index (BMI) ratings as well as the obese. Increased fast food intake and sedentary living were pinpointed as possible culprits. Full findings from the study were published in the journal The Lancet.